Valerie Lederle

Colleyville, Texas Travel Agent

20 Years Experience in International Travel

My clients have the benefit of my twenty years experience in the travel industry, five of which were while living in Paris. Attention to detail, working with local destination and hotel contacts give me the ability to add the personal touch to trips that I plan. I have a love of travel, particularly European travel, and a love of exploring new places and people which I use to create special and memorable vacations for my clients. Adventures await. Let me help make your dreams come true.

My Travel Specialties

River Cruising has become extremely popular in the last several years, having grown from a just a few vessels to entire fleets literally around the world. It's cruising, yes, but it's very different from the ocean cruising that most people ... Read more from my River Cruise Specialist bio.

Australia is a vast country that almost everyone says they want to visit. Because it is so far away and because it is so large and spread out, it takes some serious planning to create the best itinerary at the ... Read more from my Australia Specialist bio.

Having lived in Europe allows me to help my clients navigate the multitude of choices that confront them when planning European travel. In addition to deciding where they want to go, they are also confronted by a huge amount of internet ... Read more from my Tailor Made Europe and Beyond bio.

My Travel Experiences

My cruise started out with the beautiful sight of sailing under the Sydney Harbor Bridge. This was after I had spent two days exploring the Sydney Opera House, the Blue Mountains and after participating in a friendly race aboard one of the retired America's Cup boats. All were incredible experiences.
We ... Read more from my Cruising Australia and New Zealand story.

Some of my adventures while traveling in Europe:
A candlelight dinner in a small bistro in the shadow of Notre Dame, taking the Bernina Express through the mountains of Switzerland into Italy, walking in the footsteps of the Kings and Queens of France, England, and Scotland, lunch on the beach on the ... Read more from my European Adventures story.

My Danube River cruise was fascinating as we travelled from Germany to Hungary past vine covered hills. In Vienna, a beautiful city, we visited the Imperial Silver Collection and the Treasury at the Hapsburg Palace. In the charming town of Melk we saw the Abbey, and in Budapest we ... Read more from my Cruising the Danube story.

My Reviews

28 of 53 people found this review helpful

Hanging Out in Europe

Reviewed By None - Dallas, TX | Traveled to Europe

Valerie, just wanted to reach out and say thank you for all your TLC towards our family on our European jaunt. Your bookings, your notes, and your emergency help at the start were so appreciated and have not gone unnoticed. Thank you again. We are not sure where we go next but we will keep you in our book. Sybil and Barry

Vietnam and Cambodia

Valerie always takes the time and energy required to make sure we are happy with our travel choices. She goes beyond the required effort to take care of us. She has come to our rescue many times, has booked many wonderful vacations and I have recommended her to many friends who always report back with glowing reviews on their experience with her.

She never loses her patience with us and we have tested that. I have used Valerie for 15 years and she continues to treat me like a valued customer.

Greatest Travel Agent every

Reviewed By Erin Carter - Tx | Traveled to England ~ Europe

I have used Valerie, many, many times she is fantastic!!She not only plans everything but also recommends things we would never think about or knew about. Valerie, planned our 30th anniversary trip to England,France,Scotland and Ireland. We were gone for 20 days and it all went off with out a hitch. She walked us through everything and gave us a detailed account of everything. It was like having our own private guide. We are planing a trip to Italy in spring and would only have Valerie help us.

The Most Memorable Cruise of our lives!!

Reviewed By YoLynnYo - Hurst, TX | Traveled to Alaska ~ USA

Valerie was exceptional to say the least! Besides guiding us for months of intensive planning for our 50th anniversary cruise, with 17 other family members (children and grand children), she came to our rescue at the dock in Seattle. My wife had been sick and the cruise line actually took our luggage off of the ship, and were cancelling our year-long planned cruise. However, with Valerie's incredible voracity, she found our doctor in Fort Worth (on a late Friday afternoon) and got him directly in phone contact with cruise ship doctor, resulting in our being able to take the cruise with the rest of family. It was the most stressful 4 hours of our lives, but we got to take the cruise with our family.

She was just so helpful as we planned the cruise and travel to and from, and gave us excellent advice and service. We were overwhelmed with her ability to assist us at every point and with every question!

Trips of a Lifetime

Reviewed By Tim B. - Hurst, TX | Traveled to Scotland ~ Europe

We currently have our third and fourth trips in the planning stages with Valerie. She has proven to be an extremely valuable resource in planning our trips. She has guided us through travel to Australia and the United Kingdom and her wisdom and advise is beyond compare. The two trips were trips of a lifetime and we are really looking forward to what she has in store for us with a Christmas cruise on the Danube in December and an anniversary cruise next August. Thank you Valerie for your assistance and diligence.

The Dream Trip of our lives!!

Valerie was an amazing travel agent from the first stages of planning our trip to France, to the details of choices on what we wanted to do and where we wanted to go, guiding us with her expert advice and giving us suggestions and ideas, to some incredible recommendations she had for us as she had lived in France for 5 years. She was invaluable to my husband and I, and our trip was at a whole other level because of her. I would recommend her to anyone, and have actually recommended her to friends for the future as they are planning trips. She was always attentive to my phone calls, input, and questions. I couldn't have asked for more in a travel agent, and will definitely ask Valerie's help for future destinations! I loved Valerie!

Wonderful to work with

Valerie has assisted my family for several years on multiple cruises as well as land vacations. I have found her to be one of the most capable and knowledgeable agents I have used.I have been in the commercial sales and design business for over 25 years and have employed and trained many associates over that time. What I have found is that an individual such as Valerie is a rare commodity indeed! Valerie is fun and pleasant to be associated with as well as understanding her clients needs and has the expertise to customize our vacations making the overall experience as trouble free and memorable as possible. What more could a client ask for?I have recommended Valerie to several friends and relatives that did in fact book through her and have never heard anything other than positive feedback afterwards.

Best Travel Agent Ever!

Valerie is extremely helpful when it comes to planning vacations. We have used her several times over the years. Not only is she a wealth of knowledge, she is a lot of fun to work with, thus making the experience enjoyable and hassel free. She always finds the best pricing - I've tried to do the research myself, to make sure we have the best deal, but she has proven time and again I cannot beat the pricing she gets for us. We have used Valerie for many years now and she has worked with many family members and friends, always assisting in a friendly and professional manner. Even when it comes to coordinating with other family members out of state, she does it with a smile! Land or sea, small or large, she is the best travel agent you can find - don't waste your time looking any further!